Tziona Achishena – Musician, Singer, Songwriter – Israel

Tziona lives in Northern Israel, where she performs her moving original compositions and teaches singing, Torah, and prayer. She is a mulit-instrumentalist who plays guitar, piano, riq (a Middle Eastern tambourine), harmonium, and the Persian santur. After living in California, performing improvised music with free 

Miriam Yerushalmi – Dance and Creative Arts Educator

Through dance, music and Chassidism, Miriam Yerushalmi has been using art to help fix our souls. Her movements echo deep teachings from Kabbalah and Tanya, inspiring children, teenagers, and adults. She deals with themes such as serving G-d with joy, as a bride or an 

Yona Verwer – Visual Artist – New York, NY

Dutch-born Yona Verwer’s paintings and photos feature Kabbalah inspired imagery. Besides solo shows in the Netherlands and New York, her work has been exhibited in the Philadelphia Museum of Jewish Art and the Mizel Museum. Her murals are on view at the S.A.R. High School 

Nechama Tarlow – Drummer – NJ

Nechama Tarlow is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker and Board Certified Music Therapist practicing in New Jersey. Although a classically trained flutist, her favorite way to make music is through improvisation, which is easily facilitated with drums and percussion instruments. Nechama trained with Arthur Hull, 

Elke Reva Sudin – Visual Artist, Art Entrepreneur – New York, NY

Elka Reva Sudin is a visual artist who draws inspiration from urban culture and her Jewish heritage. She founded Jewish Art Now with the aim to redefine 21st century art for the Jewish community, and received critical acclaim for her “Hipsters and Hassids” painting series. 

Leah Sigal – Singer-Songwriter – Monsey, NY

Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leah Sigal, who currently resides in Monsey, NY, has had a passion for music since her early childhood years. Besides being a busy housewife and mommy, Leah spends her time composing and arranging soul-stirring, heart-rending and uplifting music, drawing out 

Ilana Chava Shechter – Singer, Songwriter – IL

Since the age of twelve, Ilana Chava Shechter has been creating catchy, thought provoking and meaningful music. She combines personal experience and Torah insight to make music that is sure to inspire. Her songs take you on a journey of introspection and expression. These songs 

Sheva Chaya Saivan – Glass Blowing Artist – Tzfat, Israel

Light, color, joy, and depth define the work of Tzfat artist, Sheva Chaya Saivan. Sheva Chaya grew up in Denver, Colorado where wide open skies and the majestic Rocky Mountains inspired her to begin her career as an artist. She studied at Princeton University, majoring 

Rachael Rosenbaum – Flute, Harp, Vocal musician

Rachael Rosenbaum sings for Jewish women. Her first solo performance was at an open mic, Girls Night On! at Makor in New York City. Since then, she has sung a capella, with a guitarist, a pianist, or her harp on several occasions, for example at 

Yocheved (Rosenberger) Perlman – Vocalist.

Yocheved Perlman has been performing for over 15 years for Jewish women audiences all over the United States and Canada. She was fortunate to grow up amongst two very talented parents who are professional musicians. As a young girl, she studied with top vocal coaches. 

Shira Nussdorf (Ms. Shira) – Singer, Songwriter, Producer – New York, NY

Shira Nussdorf has been performing since she was a child. She began by touring with Sol Zim’s Jewish choir as a youngster. At the age of 8 she composed her first song “Winter’s On its Way” which quickly became one of her elementary school’s official 

Nishmat Hatzafon – Women’s Dance Group

Nishmat HaTzafon is a Jewish women’s performing arts company designed to promote the expression of Jewish women’s artistic talent and creativity. The group creates performances that explore a specific Jewish theme. Their performances interweave dance, song, music, and Jewish text and attempt to inspire and 

Patricia Eszter Margit – Author, Founder-Director of Art Kibbutz – New York, NY

Eszter Margit is a writer, journalist, sociologist, art manager, healer and community organizer originally from Hungary. Her first novel, The Jewish Bride was published in 2009 in Hungary and sold out within 3 months. The book had been recently translated to English and is currently 

Talia Lakritz – Singer, Songwriter, Journalist – Milwaukee, WI

Talia Lakritz hails from Milwaukee, Wisconsin and studies English and Creative Writing at Barnard College in New York City. A singer/songwriter and digital content creator known as “nerdwithavoice” on YouTube, her outspoken videos about Orthodox Jewish feminism have been featured on BBC, NPR, Yahoo! News, 

Dages Juvelier Keates – Dancer and Choreographer – New York, NY

Dages Juvelier Keates is a movement artist based in Brooklyn. She received her BA in dance from Bard College after attending Interlochen Arts Academy. She has performed for choreographers such as Noemie Lafrance, Jennifer Monson, Susan Osberg, Leslie Satin, and Kristi Spessard. She is currently 

Natalia Kadish – Visual Artist

Natalia Kadish is a Surrealist artist inspired by the joy received from learning Torah and contemplating the infinite. She received a BA in Illustration from School of Visual Arts. Her art has been displayed in several concerts including Irving Plaza in NYC. While incorporating the 

DeDe Jacobs-Komisar – Theater Director, Writer, Actress, Producer – New Haven, CT

DeDe Jacobs-Komisar is originally from Baltimore, where she co-founded the Jewish Theatre Workshop and ran JTTV Live!, an interactive teen theater program. While living in Israel, DeDe founded and led BamatMabat Theater Company and appeared in productions of Center Stage Theater and Jerusalem English-Speaking Theater. 

Penina (Paula) Jacobs – Actor

Penina (Paula) Jacobs is originally from Los Angeles, where she began acting at the age of six. After various roles in theater and television in the United States and Canada, she became involved in theater for young audiences in 1989 though her work as a 

Infinite Light – Women’s Band

Infinite Light is a women’s band which seeks to spread the teachings of Light and love throughout the land, spread joy and light and inspire women all over to reach inside themselves and express their amazing talents, creativity, and inner beauty. Our songs are Inspired 

Tamar Guterson – Singer, Songwriter, Actress – Pittsburgh, PA

Tamar Guterson is from Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. She has studied piano and is currently studying voice and she loves music and acting. Tamar has appeared in numerous films including “Becoming Rachel” and “The Keystone.”

Miriam Greenberger – Belly Dancer, Choreographer

Miriam Greeberger started taking belly dance classes in a local gym 8 years ago. She loved everything about it the music, the costumes and the moves, and took the classes very seriously. This led to finding out where there were more classes available and attending 

Esther Freeman – Singer, Songwriter

Esther Freeman is an accomplished performer who brings incredible energy, a beautiful voice, powerful stage presence, creative song-writing and true meaning to the stage. Born and raised in Miami Florida as the 5th child to a Lubavitch family of 7, Esther displayed musical ability at 

Myra Estelle – Singer, Songwriter, Author – New York, NY

Myra Estelle is an English born songwriter, author, teacher, and mother of two sons, as well as a trained architect. Her songs come from her understanding of our spiritual yearnings, and the need for love within each one of us. Her two books are called: 

Rivka (Eilfort) Fenton – Singer, Songwriter – Pittsburgh, PA

Rivka Fenton is a young singer song-writer born in California to a Chabad family on Shlichus. Rivka started composing music on guitar at the tender age of 15. Her music is folksy and mystical. Her songs integrate deep kabbalistic concepts while at the same time 

Sarah Dukes – Piano Composer – Pittsburgh, PA

Sarah started playing piano when she was six years old and composed her first song—a playfully dramatic number called “Elephant in Tights”—at the mere age of eight. Classically trained until she was 18, the North Carolina raised pianist increasingly turned to music and songwriting as 

Shira Dahan – Vocalist and Producer – New York, NY

Shira Dahan is the co-founder of a music and dance program for girls in Lakewood, NJ called Kulanu Nashir. Kulanu Nashir is still running successfully by Dahan’s partner, Esther Malka Bock, but Dahan has moved to New York and trained with Malky Giniger, for whom 

Chana Laila – Singer, Songwriter – Western MA

Chana Laila is a cutting-edge singer-songwriter and inspiring instrumentalist who plays flute, guitar, and percussion. She performs her original Jewish music and leads drumming workshops nationally and internationally for women’s audiences. Originally from the NYC area and currently living in western MA, her debut album 

Bulletproof Stockings – Women’s Band – New York, NY

Bulletproof Stockings is a new Jewish Rock band, formed in Crown Heights, Brooklyn, December of 2011. The group is composed of vocalist and pianist Perl Wolfe & drummer Dalia G. Shusterman. They make music exclusively for women. Bulletproof Stockings released their first single, Frigid City, 

Yaffa Borukhova – Singer

Born in the former Soviet Union, Yaffa Borukhova moved to the United States with her family in 1991. She received her bachelor of music in vocal perfomance from the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music, followed by advanced studies in vocal performance at Accademia 

Esther Berger – Singer, Songwriter

Esther Berger has been actively involved in music since I was six years old when I first began playing piano. I took up guitar when I was ten and recently spent a year learning vocal technique with a Julliard trained instructor. I have been writing 

Elana Bell – Vocalist, Poet – New York, NY

Elana Bell has been singing since before she could speak. Her first memories are of harmonizing to 1950’s songs around the campfire with her parents in the woods of northern California. Elana has continued to use voice as her primary means of creative self-expression and 

Gayle Ashkenazy – Musician – Great Neck, NY

Gayle Ashkenazy, Classical Pianist. Gayle studied piano at the Juilliard School Pre-College Division, Eastman School of Music and the University of Miami’s Frost School of Music. Past appearances include solo piano and chamber music performances for Festival Miami, the 92nd Street Y, The Lucy Moses 

Dena Abergel – Dancer – New York, NY

Dena Abergel, Principal dancer NYC Ballet. Dena began dancing at the age of 4. She grew up in Englewood, New Jersey, where she studied ballet with Dorit Koppel until the age of 13. She attended the School of American Ballet until she was invited to 

Rivka Nahari – Partner.  Pianist, harpist, opera soprano – Brooklyn, NY

Rivka Nahari – Partner. Pianist, harpist, opera soprano – Brooklyn, NY

Rivka Nahari has had many years of training and performing experience in both music and dance. She began her ballet training at the age of 3 and studied in the pre-professional program at the Academy of Nevada Dance Theater where she continued until her graduation